09-20-2010, 10:58 AM
[quote name='wim' timestamp='1284978088' post='2955']
That is a rather small niche, however, if you ask me. I really wonder why they made the lens fixed.
Kind regards, Wim
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In order to optimize speed (both aperture and start-up), quality, and compactness. This would appear to be the 'high-quality simple compact' that many forum posters (on other forums) have wanted for years. It's so radically different, the attempt alone is worth it. For instance, it only has four shooting modes - Aperture, Speed, Programmed and Manual. Not even Auto! They've trimmed out all the unnecessary fluff, and good riddance.
This is not a mass-market camera, it's a (second) camera for serious photographers who want a small but good thing at the ready always. And, probably, for war photographers. And discreet street shooting. It is, indeed, a niche product like the Sigma, but with a lot more things done right (high ISO, f/2, manual aperture and speed, optical *and* electronic viewfinder).
-Lars
That is a rather small niche, however, if you ask me. I really wonder why they made the lens fixed.
Kind regards, Wim
[/quote]
In order to optimize speed (both aperture and start-up), quality, and compactness. This would appear to be the 'high-quality simple compact' that many forum posters (on other forums) have wanted for years. It's so radically different, the attempt alone is worth it. For instance, it only has four shooting modes - Aperture, Speed, Programmed and Manual. Not even Auto! They've trimmed out all the unnecessary fluff, and good riddance.
This is not a mass-market camera, it's a (second) camera for serious photographers who want a small but good thing at the ready always. And, probably, for war photographers. And discreet street shooting. It is, indeed, a niche product like the Sigma, but with a lot more things done right (high ISO, f/2, manual aperture and speed, optical *and* electronic viewfinder).
-Lars